[UK] [Commentary]Would YOU let your son wear a dress?Lorraine Candy's four-year-old son adores floral frocks and runs an imaginary boutique called Slinx in her bedroom. She isn't worried. But should she be?

[India]A census first for third genderName: Rekha Mukherjee. Religion: Hindu. Age: No idea. Occupation: Stoic silence.The team of officials led by Purnendu Banerjee, deputy registrar general (census), prompt the person shifting self-consciously on the plastic chair. "Go on, tell us what you do for a living. We have to fill up the column."More silence. Finally, a curt reply: "Don't you already know that?"Similar prodding is required for Lali Singh, who has to be reassured over and over about the secrecy of her identity. Her six-year-old "son", Vishal, shouldn't find out that she is a transgender and couldn't possibly have been his biological mother. "Please, I don't want to be known as a eunuch," she pleads.Marked as males till last year, this transgender family to be finally counted in Census 2011

[Thailand]Burmese March in Chiang Mai Gay Rights ParadeThai and Burmese societies have become more accepting of gay people and understanding of their identity, but there is still work to do to achieve equal rights, said Thai and Burmese activists who took part in a peace walk in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Sunday to promote gay rights and non-violence towards members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.

[Malaysia]‘Second wife’ turns out to be a trannieA 35-year-old woman spoke about her heartache when she found out that her husband’s “second wife” was a transvestite.Known only as Sara, she told Metro Ahad in Kuala Lumpur that her husband had initially told her that he had remarried in Thailand about 18 months ago.

[Australia]Including intersex in Mardi GrasNew Mardi Gras (NMG) is consulting with the nation’s peak intersex organisation over formal inclusion of intersex people within its constitution.

[Canada] [Commentary]We Must Defeat Bill C-389 in the SenateI believe it extremely important to defeat Bill C-389, the so-called “transgender” legislation that will literally open the washroom doors to sexual predators and voyeurs.This private member’s bill was passed last week by the House of Commons. It must go no further. It is now up to the Senate to defeat this bill before it can create serious legal and social ramifications for Canada.

[USA] [Commentary]How Are Michigan High Schoolers Dealing With Their New Gender-Neutral Prom? (Terribly)"I only believe that would happen because of pressure from the 'minority' group that desires it. I have no bias against transgender, homosexual or all alike, but I do not believe that we should be changing the precedence of the male-female court on account of someone 'not getting their way' or feeling 'discriminated' against."

[USA] [Commentary]ENDA: The LGBT Community Has Ceded The "Bathroom Bill" Argument Without A FightIt seems that whenever a civil rights movement has been fought in the United States, the battles have included public restrooms. From the segregated restrooms of the Jim Crow south, to the "unisex bathroom" arguments used in the fight against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), to even the repeal legislation for Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) -- where Elaine Donnelly and her Center For Military Readiness warned about the dangers of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in bathrooms and showers -- the public restroom has been used as an essential feature for pushback against civil rights and ordinary equality.

[USA]More US companies covering transgender surgeryWhen Gina Duncan decided to undergo the medical treatment that would make her a woman, she had plenty to fear. The reactions of her children, her professional colleagues and friends. How her body would respond to hours on the operating table. If, at the end of it, she would look female enough so strangers wouldn't gawk.

[Trinidad and Tobago]Lobby group denied permission to marchCONCERNED National Citizens, a lobby group formed less than three months ago, believes a directive from the Government may have resulted in its members being denied permission to march through the streets of Chaguanas on Saturday.